I'd seen some recent SSBP pics on Facebook lately, so I decided to check out the Venus. A friend and I arrived around 6:30 pm the Friday of St.Pat's weekend. There were plenty of seats at the bar but we opted for a booth in the dining area. Look, this is a local dive bar catering to locals. You could come dressed in your pajamas. It's not pretentious There was a table of 12 local teachers all decked out in shamrock tees and Scally caps--always a good sign, and as a retired teacher, I applauded them still being out long after the school bell rang. But I digress. Service appeared to be provided by a mere two women working both sides. Getting their attention did take a few minutes, but we cut them slack. Once we had it, our server was very friendly and answered my questions as a Venus first-timer. I had a Down East hard cider (can, not on draught). We ordered the Greek salad and it was explained as a non-lettuce traditional. It was loaded with cukes, tomatoes,banana peppers,bell peppers, two kinds of onions, roasted red peppers, feta and olives. Table condiments consist of salt, pepper, packets of Parmesan & red pepper flakes. There are no real silverware or plates--all disposable with napkin dispensers on the table. I got a bacon with pineapple (tidbits not crushed) with burnt edges. My friend got an onion pizza cooked as per their usual. We very much enjoyed the pies. I think the bacon made mine a tad salty, and the sauce may be slightly on the sweet side. Pineapple didn't help my tastebuds in terms of discerning flavors. My crust and edges were perfection. Crispy and no flop. My friend's onion was actually the star--an assemblage of non-uniform onions sprinkled on top allowed me to taste the sauce more readily. I'm not ready to say for certain how other SSBPs compare, but I very much enjoyed my dinner. Had I the room, I would have ordered their plain cheese and pepperoni. Next time! read more

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Dave Portnoy gave it a 8.1. I was feeling an 8.2. It was our 4th bar pizza stop of the day an honesty it was the win of the day. The place felt like the old place my dad used to buy 25cent chow mein sandwiches in my hometown. No decorations, old building. It's about grabbing a beer and eatting pizza. I like the simplicity. I did like that they offered to basically throw anything on a pizza: French fries, onions rings, shaved steak- whatever they got! We went with pepperoni and a linguica pizza. We always order bar pies laced and well done. Cooked to perfection. Good flavor. Just enough sauce. I like this place. Why not a five? I have tried about 20 bar pizza places and I just like a few other places better. I would say so far this place is in my 5th or 6th place ranking at this time. (I did laugh at the waitress explaining a salad without lettuce that's on their menu to another table.) read more

Venus Cafe - Pepperoni & linguica - Pizza Near Me - Whitman, Massachusetts

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One hamburger, pineapple pizza, don't sue me and one cheese pizza with extra cheese regular bake. Tasted great 20 mins to pickup. Was nice and hot. From previously ordering him before I think the extra cheese is necessary on the cheese pizza read more

Venus Cafe - Pineapple, hamburger pizza - Pizza Near Me - Whitman, Massachusetts

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Worst pizza I have ever eaten. Or tried to eat. All 4 pizzas were burnt yet weirdly chewy. Oily so much oil on the bottom of the pizza and a strange taste in the sauce. Ended up throwing them out. Also order a Greek Salad which turned out to be I guess an authentic "Greek Salad" with no lettuce. Big chunks of way overripe tomatoes and very little Greek cheese. What a waste of money. Doesn't even deserve one star. PS I have never before been compelled to write a bad review. This was so over the top disgusting that I felt it was necessary. read more

THE BIG MAC PIZZA IS THE BESTT! We have dinned in, enjoyed drinks at the bar ordered takeout, and enjoyed every time. Available on door dash

If you want a legit bar pizza at an extremely fair bar pizza price this is the place to go. Absolute dive bar. Which I'm not mad about lol. The owner is super friendly seems like a legit dude. Can't speak to anything else on the menu besides a salad I got awhile back which was mediocre at best but you definitely know what you're getting at a place like this. They probably thrive more off their take out orders but if you want a random afternoon brew there really aren't any other options on the next couple blocks so it's worth a visit. I like to envision what I would do with this place if I have extra money laying around. It's got potential for days ! Get the property brothers in here.!! Mushroom bacon pepperoni pizza is litty read more

Came here with 3 bar pizza experts and really enjoyed their pizza. Total old school place with a bar area on one side of the wall and booths on the other. No one was over there so squeezed in at the bar, people were happy to make room for us. Super friendly woman working the bar, beers were ordered then we watched playoffs as waited quite a bit for a laced onion/pepper and my first pickle pizza. I'll def order it again. They were stingy with the onions which is a weird thing to be stingy with. The experts said it was one of the best they'd had from there A bit greasy a little crispy and really enjoyable. read more

Venus Cafe - The booth side of Venus. - Pizza Near Me - Whitman, Massachusetts

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I would never go to (The Venus Cafe ) owner son is very rude and disrespectful towards ( Door Dasher and Uber Drivers) . Owner Son Swearing they can f***ing wait. Us Uber Driver/ Door Dasher are trying make money and don't get paid hourly we get paid by the order and tip. The place is so disgusting inside the pick-up area. I wouldn't eat there read more

The pizzas are delicious!! This is the original Venus and original recipe. Nothing fancy, no frills place. Genuine people/owners! Service is great as well. I give it 5 stars. read more

True Score: 3.5 Stars Bar Pies The Venus Cafe is all about two things: Bar pizza and cheap beer. Sure, it has a few other items on the menu (including a decent Greek salad that sometimes disturbingly comes in a plastic container even if you are dining in), but diners mainly come here to grab some bar pie and a few cold drafts (or bottles). The Venus serves up your quintessential South Shore bar pizza, with a slightly pliable cracker-like crust, a rich tomato sauce with herbs and spices, and a greasy and golden brown cheese topping that extends to the edge of the crust. And like many of the South Shore bar pizza spots, you can order a pie with "laced" or burnt edges where they add more cheese and sauce to the edge of the crust and let it caramelize and char a bit for even more flavor. In an area that is loaded with famous bar pie joints, the Venus is the middle of the pack. I like the look of the place and the old school feel, but the pizza was a 6 out of ten and the mix drinks were a bit weak. This is a real townie sort of place, we got the "who are you" looks when we visited. We'd stop in again if we were close by, but not making a trip for it. Thanks read more

Venus Cafe - Sausage Onion well done - Good - Pizza Near Me - Whitman, Massachusetts

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Good pizza they always have great pizza friendly staff But the place definitely needs a makeover to get out of the 70's

Excellent south shore bar pizza. Love the hole in the wall atmosphere and the staff has always been very nice. Good prices too.

The sauce and toppings on these pizzas are delicious. The crust is more like a cracker. It doesn't have a lot of substance. It's very thin. The chorizo and red pepper topping was excellent as was the mushroom, red onion, and garlic. It surpassed locally the Cape Cod Café or the Lynwood. The lack of crust puts it in 3rd place tho - it's all about the crust! Great dive bar. Peter is great! read more

Venus Cafe - a hand holding a slice of pizza - Pizza Near Me - Whitman, Massachusetts

One of my favorite spots for bar pizza! I discovered this place as an adult but the pizza has this unexplainable nostalgic-quality to it, I feel like I've been eating it my whole life! The dough and sauce combo has a very significant and delicious taste, making it different/stand out from other bar pizzas in the area (in my opinion). I just love it. My go-to is always a mushroom or pepperoni & onion. My husband is from the North Shore and we introduced his friends to bar pizza by way of Venus. They loved the small size of the pizzas and were impressed with the flavors. Now we order it every time they visit us. This place is a must-try if you are into bar pizza! read more

Venus Cafe - Mushroom Pizza, Pepperoni & Onion Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Whitman, Massachusetts

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Great place to grab a drink and good pizza. Like any other bar in the area that serves pizza expect that barpizza style. Awesome for a quick lunch. read more

I consider this one of the best bar pizza in the area. I would put them on the same level as the Lynwood, cape cod cafe(Brockton only) and the town spa. Old school feel , nice crowd read more

We just tried the pizza from here after it was recommended to us 100 different times. We only got it delivered so I can't speak to the actual cafe. I can tell you that this is some of the best bar pizza that we've ever had. The sausage, onions, peppers, and mushrooms pizza is insane! read more

Venus Cafe - Elaine's Special Pizza And Peter's Special Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Whitman, Massachusetts

great pizza, great staff, great environment. pizza is some of the best i've had. love it!

Very delicious pizza, I ordered the sausage and green pepper. I also ordered a salad and to my surprise they omit the lettuce, wow, but it was still tasty. Will definitely try it again. read more

I'm going to pre-face this with, I've been getting Venus Cafe for years. Always loved the food, granted not the best bar pizza around, but the dessert pizzas are fun. So, this review isn't meant to discredit the fairly good food, but as we do, we very rarely are dropping a review to help a restaurant when we should be. That I am changing personally this year, but when you live in Rockland, MA the places that are above and beyond that deserve a 5-star review are very few and very far between. What triggered this review? I recently tried to place an order on the phone because Doordash and meal delivery everywhere is marked up super high, so it's very hard not to spend more than you would going to a restaurant at this point. So, I figured I'd pick up this time. I was quoted $45 for two small bar pizzas and an 8-pc order of plain wings. So, I questioned is my order correct, could you repeat the order to make sure I didn't have any extra items I didn't ask for. The owner grabbed the phone and I continued to try to ask this question, but instead of answer me he had no patience and said "it is what it is", "that's what it is, you can blame Joe Biden's America for that". Immediately, I was taken aback, like whom are you talking to dude, I was politely asking a question to make sure I was being charged correctly. This for me is a huge red flag. I don't care what your politics are, they should never come up when I am interacting with a business. This should be common sense. Don't take your frustrations out on me and bring your politics into it. This is why we have such a huge problem in our country, it's people like this... I'm complaining so I must have conflicting politics with you. Even so, shut the fuck up and do your job. Lastly, you have no website, social media you don't update and no up to date public menu...royal genius, before you start yelling at your 10+ year customers about your frustration with politics and me for some reason maybe you should check and see that the menu floating around when you google Venus Cafe has 8pc wings at $8, not $16 and pizzas at $10.50, not $12. Update your menu or people will keep asking why the prices are higher than anticipated. It's not rocket science, but apparently your too busy complaining about restaurant retail costs than staying up to date with what your customers see when they try to look up your menu. read more

Love the pizza! Friendly staff is great and always has our order ready with a smile and tickets read more

Only had their pizza. Got it takeout. Bar style. So good! I'll definitely get it again.

So first time ever in there I was torn about what to get and asked the guy at the bar what his current favorite thing to make was and his answer: "garlic, red onion & pineapple" s a smooth trillion miles away from anything I ever would have come up with and it was so stupidly good I've been back two more times for it and I'm unapologetically bothering and telling all y'all to go get one and sit at the bar and eat it right there and drink a couple beers for good measure. read more

It was okay. Service was very lacking. Greek Salad was not -- it was an iceberg lettuce salad with one Kalamata olive added to it. Very, very disappointed in that. Which followed not being able to get a root beer because they were out. Had to wait forever for the pizza. The pizza was good. I liked the roasted red peppers you could choose as a topping. I'd go back for a pizza, but would probably call in a takeaway order. read more

Went to Venus Cafe for pizza the other night, all good. We go on occasion for take out pizza. It came out hot and right to me. Their pizza is consistent, I've never had a bad pizza from there. Nothing fancy just good pizza. Place is clean, staff is friendly. read more

My husband is from Rockland but I'm from San Diego! We always drop in for Venus when we get in. We came in Friday 02 Oct 2020 and the woman that was our server was SO sweet! She was super attentive and so nice and knowledgeable! I absolutely love this location and look forward to everytime we are in Massachusetts! read more

Venus Cafe has the best bar style pizza around! Located just outside of whitman center they have free parking and the staff and owners are extremely friendly! If you're in the area I highly recommend stopping in read more

Venus Cafe - Pizza Near Me - Whitman, Massachusetts

Straight down hill for years since the fat prick took over. As clean as an armpit with about the same appeal and smell. Same goes for the cook/owner. Never met a shower or a scale. Service is horrible and the filth is old. Until one of the other family members pushes this jackass out the door, it will never improve. There's a reason that parking is always available, even on Friday nights during lent. read more

I remember when a dude I met from the interweb told me about this place. He raved about something called bar pizza and recommended it wholeheartedly. I thought I would never be able to try this place since my primary mode of transportation is the T. Luckily, the dude had a car, so we came here for dinner one time. There were so many different toppings! The dude I was with said, "I know this may sound crazy, but the mozzarella cheese stick pizza is actually pretty good." So I ordered that because I didn't think I'd ever have an opportunity to try something like that again (at least, not at a restaurant). He ordered the veggie pizza because he's a vegetarian. As we waited for our food, I excused myself to go to the restroom. Unfortunately, I'm not used to bathroom light switches being on the outside of the actual restrooms (I'm a lame west coaster who's spoiled with light switches being located inside restrooms). So I walked into the restroom and fumbled around and felt up the restroom walls in the dark. I even used my cell phone light to help me find the light switch. I didn't want to use the toilet in the dark, so I walked outside of the restroom. The dude I was with actually saw my futile restroom trip... and proceeded to point at something on the wall behind me. I turned around and finally saw the light switch. So, just a head's up: if you use the restroom here, the light switch is outside of the restroom! Okay, that was an unnecessary story. Anywho, when our food came out, I was surprised but also delighted to see how small the pizzas were. They were like a personal size pizza meant for one hungry person or two somewhat hungry people. My pizza was delicious! The mozzarella cheese sticks were a bit on the darker brown side (perhaps a bit burnt? but I like kind of burnt food, so that was okay), but they added a nice crunchy texture to my pizza. It was also quite salty, but not too salty. There are TV screens (or at least one) in the restaurant, so the guy was watching it while we ate our pizzas (I never understood how people could talk and eat at the same time... so that was convenient). We didn't end up finishing our pizzas, so we got them to-go. I think the price of the two pizzas, a soda, and water was all less than $10. So it was an excellent price for some yummy eats. I wish I could come back here....... read more

Hands down the best pizza I have ever had. This place is awesome. John and Peter introduced themselves. I have been here two times butmplan on going more to get a Peter Special and a Venus Special. They make you feel like you are the only customer even though the place is crowded. read more

Best pizza I've ever had and I live in the north end so that is saying something. Owners are great too. Mom and pop place. Nothing fancy just great pizza and service. read more

I kept hearing how great the pizza was so we recently tried it. Was disappointed to receive a visually overcooked pizza. Maybe this is the norm, unfortunately. Cheese came off slice in one bite because it was hard. It barely had any cheese either. The blackened portions of crust overpowered the taste of the pizza. We prefer our pizzas with gooey cheese, not hardened cheese. Sauce was good. Undecided on whether we will give it another chance. read more

Called at 545 was told to come at 610. Waited for another 45 minutes sitting in that cold "take out" area with NO order. Place is trash

This one is gonna hurt. The pizza was terrible. Overcooked and dry with messy, sparsely, placed topping caned mushrooms, disgusting, an completely flavorless. The person that runs this place is a rude, pompous, jerk any complaint was met with shrugs of the shoulders and deflections. I wouldn't recommend this dump to my greatest enemy. But don't take my word for it by all means give it a shot and if your lucky all you leave with is a want for good bar pizza and not food poisoning. read more

They make one of the best South Shore - Pub pizzas. Their Golden Fever sauce adds extra flavor to already crazy offering of adding any toppings you want, love their hot pepper, pineapple (yes, they taste awesome on pizza :)) and linguica combination! read more

Great environment and nice employees. Friendly happy people. The food (pizza) is amazing. Thanks for great job. Highly recommend the apple cinnamon pizza with cheese. read more

Dumpy old dirty restaurant pribably built in the 1920s and never updated. Rude bartenders and waitstaff. Inbred people sitting around munching on pizza. Good time! read more

I really do want to like this place. It's accessible and local, and for the price, the pizza is decent. But in the last 3 times I've been there, the service has always been lacking. Whether it is a server that is just not in the zone or doesn't care, to the server that is being yelled at from some clown in the kitchen to make more "f---ing pizza dough" through the doors into the dining room (yeah, that happened while I was there yesterday with my wife and toddler), the service has always been terrible. Granted, in the latter scenario, the server was obviously being run ragged by a "supervisor" and forced to neglect my table, so I'm not faulting him for it. Also, yesterday was my first time NOT having beer there since it was in the early afternoon. I was surprised to see that I was charged for my soda refills. Kind of petty, but when you aren't offered a menu and just asked "do you know what you want?" (as if they are on the map for one thing and one thing only), where am I supposed to see the notification that refills aren't complementary. All in all, I think yesterday was my last time I'll consider going there. There's a burger joint right down the street that has an enthusiastic, involved and passionate owner that makes pizza as well. He'll get my business instead next time. read more

After such a great experience a week ago, the family decided to come back. Wow don't order on a Monday! Does Quality Control not count on a weekday? Same pizza ordered (pepperoni and cheese) and when we opened the container it looked like a greasy pile of slop! Cheese slid right off like the pizza had been thrown across the room! The dough was sooooo under cooked, as if it wasn't even there. Very disappointed. Off day? Or is the pizza always like this? Def. makes us rethink coming back.... read more

i wasn't going to write a review on the Venus tonight but after reading some of the negative ones I had to try to defend these guys. The staff is awesome. The owners wives wait tables and tend bar, yes they might throw your pizza down aggressively but that's part of the fun. The pizza is cheap and excellent, dine in is half price a couple days a week so you can literally go to the bar have a great pizza and a beer for 10$ with tip. Yes its a dive, Yes the bathroom could be updated. Who gives a shit? if your on here writing a bad review because you don't like the decor at the Venus in Whitman you need to get your man card checked. Its a pizza bar in WHITMAN, you want fancy pizza go to the California pizza kitchen at the mall where you belong. read more

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